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Transforming Historical Trauma through Dialogue
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Transforming Historical Trauma through Dialogue

  • David S. Derezotes - University of Utah, USA, Director of the Peace & Conflict Studies Program, University of Utah


April 2013 | 272 pages | SAGE Publications, Inc
Today there is evidence that most minority groups in the US suffer from symptoms related to intergenerational transmission of collective historical trauma. For those with additional mental health issues, treatment can become complicated unless underlying historical hostilities are addressed. This book is a practical text on understanding the causes and treatment of historical trauma on an individual, group and community level. Transformation of trauma is a complex process of which people become more aware of their traumatic past, become better connected to themselves, and to the world at large. It is a participatory, strength based approach which can help people heal the trauma that divides them. The book begins with a definition of historical trauma and transformation and the development of the dialogue necessary to aid in transformation, such as self care, self awareness and professional self development. The book then goes into various techniques using a psychodynamic dialogue, cognitive behavioral, experiential, creative, and ecological dialogues. Finally the book then applies the early content to the transformation of self, family, couple, and community.
 
Section I: Sociohistorical Trauma, Transformation, and Dialogue
 
Introduction to Section I
 
Chapter 1 What Is Sociohistorical Trauma?: What Is Historical Trauma?
 
Chapter 2 What Is Transformation?
 
Chapter 3 Dialogue Practice
 
Chapter 4 The Development of the Dialogue Facilitator
 
Chapter 5 Basic Dialogue Phases, Tasks, and Issues
 
Section II: Dialogue Models
 
Introduction to Section II
 
Chapter 6 Psychodynamic Dialogue: Telling Our Stories
 
Chapter 7 Cognitive-Behavioral Dialogue: Exploring Attitudes and Behaviors
 
Chapter 8 Experiential-Humanistic Dialogue: Talking From the Heart
 
Chapter 9 Transpersonal Dialogue: Talking From Spirit
 
Chapter 10 Biological and Environmental Dialogue: Communicating With Our Bodies and Nature
 
Section III: Dialogue Applications
 
Introduction to Section III
 
Chapter 11 Bridging DividesThrough Dialogue: Transforming Our Spaces of Misunderstanding
 
Chapter 12 Dialogue in Social Justice Work
 
Chapter 13 Dialogue in Peace and Conflict Work
 
Chapter 14 Dialogue Across the Life Span
 
Chapter 15 Community Therapy: Transforming Mental Health Challenges Through Dialogue

David Scott Derezotes

David Derezotes, LCSW, PhD,  is Professor at the College of Social Work, University of Utah, where he is Director of the Bridge Training Clinic and Chair of Practice and Mental Health. He also serves on faculty in the Peace and Conflict Studies, Religious Studies, and URLEND  programs. He has a PhD in Social Welfare from UC Berkeley and a MSW from San Diego State University. He is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in Utah, where he has worked with the Indian Walk In Center and the Family Counseling Center. He currently is involved in many dialogue projects, including Bridging the Religious Divide, the Dialogue Training Group, and... More About Author

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